One severe problem with new way (at least on Mac) is you only get one chance, at least as far as I can tell. You have to answer "Restart" at the crash prompt. If you say "Ignore" you lose your work. That's Very Bad.
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Chuck Israels <[email protected]> wrote: > The younger people I had spoken with when I first encountered this had no > experience with the earlier behavior of Finale, so they had no idea what I > was talking about. To them, nothing was wrong. I got nowhere. > Nevertheless, I reiterate, things seem OK the way they are - just > different, and I have stopped worrying. > > Chuck > > > > On May 21, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Robert Patterson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't like it at all. I've written to Makemusic support. We'll see what > > they come back with. > > > > On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 10:41 AM, John Roberts <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> More or less what I said, I think, only clearer :-) Thanks, Chuck. > >> John > >> > >> On 5/21/15 11:28 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: > >>> I have had this same issue, and my experience seems to be this: > >>> > >>> Finale no longer creates a separate file (at least not where you can > >> find it), and the AutoSave function also doesn’t interrupt Finale the > way > >> it used to. I struggled with this for months - thinking it wasn’t > working > >> at all. However, if there is a crash, the file will reopen in an > AutoSaved > >> form. The system is working in the background - you just can’t find the > >> file as a separate entity. I have finally relaxed about this, as the > >> system seems to work reliably. It’s just different from the way it > used to > >> work. > >>> > >>> I hope I am right about this. So far, it’s been OK. > >>> > >>> Chuck > >>> > >>> > >>>> On May 21, 2015, at 8:04 AM, John Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> No, it doesn't exist per se. Finale reopens it as the original file, > >>>> under that name. When you're working normally, you can see it in its > >>>> folder, but when you open it, it opens under the original file name > and > >>>> the asv file no longer exists until autosave operates again. Again, > this > >>>> is what I think. Scholars may differ. > >>>> > >>>> If you want to check the archives, I started a thread on this problem > on > >>>> 2/17/15. (You responded to it.) I'd be happy to forward you the > emails, > >>>> if that's more convenient. > >>>> > >>>> John > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 5/21/15 9:34 AM, Robert Patterson wrote: > >>>>> I'm having the opposite problem. The asv file does not exist. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 8:29 AM, John Roberts <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> I commented on this a few months ago. I think when Finale restarts, > it > >>>>>> opens the autosaved file without giving you the choice of what to > >> open. > >>>>>> But I didn't really investigate fully. It does mean that if you > crash > >> in > >>>>>> the middle of a long and complex experiment, you don't have the > >> "return > >>>>>> to saved" option. I think. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> John > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 5/21/15 9:16 AM, Robert Patterson wrote: > >>>>>>> Has anyone else seen this? I have Finale set to autosave every 5 > >> minutes, > >>>>>>> but on the frequent occasions when Finale crashes, the asv file is > >>>>>> nowhere > >>>>>>> to be found. 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